Name: Columbia Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2018-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2018-02-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.82/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$173.82

44 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.21

vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	179.22	754	12thin
Medium and Large 1	510	171.79	876	32

One grade step is worth $7.43/cwt here — about −$122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

173.82

—

FL average8 barns · 385 hd

198.03

−24.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,487	82.41	1,226	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	67.11	817	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	61.13	642	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 lots · USDA AMS · Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	156.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	178.78/cwt	175.00–180.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	200.14/cwt	195.00–205.00	741	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	97.13/cwt	95.00–102.50	934	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	80.16/cwt	75.00–85.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	202.39/cwt	197.00–205.00	629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	66.33/cwt	65.00–68.00	789	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.13/cwt	58.00–64.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.53/cwt	166.00–169.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	189.57/cwt	185.00–192.50	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	189.44/cwt	172.00–198.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	183.58/cwt	182.00–185.00	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	194.07/cwt	188.00–197.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.05/cwt	139.00–144.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.03/cwt	148.00–154.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	174.18/cwt	168.00–178.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.46/cwt	134.00–139.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	228.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	879	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	79.57/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	88.09/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	71.81/cwt	69.00–75.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	171.91/cwt	170.00–175.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.52/cwt	119.00–128.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	189.57/cwt	187.00–192.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	163.57/cwt	160.00–167.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	184.53/cwt	180.00–186.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	133.06/cwt	130.00–136.00	705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	153.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	197.59/cwt	195.00–200.00	533	4

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Mon Feb 26, 2018

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.38
5	—	377	152.00–160.00	156.90
5	—	272	170.00–175.00	171.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	227	182.00–185.00	183.58
4	—	480	148.00–154.00	151.03
5	—	330	168.00–178.00	174.18
6	—	632	119.00–128.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	150.00–155.00	153.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	160.00–167.00	163.54
4	—	342	175.00–180.00	178.78
4	—	270	195.00–200.00	197.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	166.00–169.00	167.53
2	—	677	131.00–133.00	132.00
5	—	374	185.00–192.50	189.57
10	—	323	172.00–198.00	189.44
2	—	630	134.00–139.00	136.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	130.00–136.00	133.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	195.00–205.00	200.14
3	—	311	197.00–205.00	202.39
3	—	440	188.00–197.00	194.07
4	—	727	133.00–136.00	134.54
5	—	622	143.00–147.00	144.65
5	—	665	139.00–144.00	141.05
3	—	225	225.00–235.00	228.48
5	—	514	165.00–175.00	171.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	187.00–192.00	189.57
4	—	470	160.00–167.00	163.57
4	—	417	180.00–186.00	184.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	962	95.00–102.50	97.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	997	75.00–85.00	80.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,189	65.00–68.00	66.33
2	—	1,387	69.00–75.00	71.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	58.00–64.00	61.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	77.00–82.00	79.57
2	—	1,732	86.00–90.00	88.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Columbia Livestock Auction - Lake City, FL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle